Thousands of dedicated volunteers descend on the town of Pilger to help clean up from the tornado damage last week.

Thousands of dedicated volunteers descend on the town of Pilger to help clean up from the tornado damage last week.

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Updated: 9:26 AM CDT Jun 23, 2014

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WEBVTT RIPPED THROUGH THE VILLAGE OF PILGER, THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S MOLLY MILES SHOWS US THE MASSIVE EFFORT. before I enjoyed the quietness, peaceful. You hear THE SMALL VILLAGE OF LINDA HEWITT SAYS SHE COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE LOUD EQUIPMENT AND PEOPLE IN HER TOWN.(Hewitt) It's overwhelming at how people can get together in these small towns....We just can't thank everybody enough that has come here to help build this town again. THOUSAND OF VOLUNTEERS...(James Orey/Volunteer)Many hands make light work. 2(Dale Gregory/ Volunteer from Tulsa)I'm here because these people need help. ...CLEANING UP THE HOMES AND BUSINESSES OF COMPLETE STRANGERS.(orey) Even though they don't know anybody here. Most of these people aren't even from here and they just come to help out these families. 10(gregory) As soon as Friday afternoon hit I knew I had to come DALE GREGORY MADE THE TREK FROM TULSA OKLAHOMA AFTER SEEING THE DESTRUCTION ON THE NEWS. (gregory)Seeing the pictures means nothing, being on site seeing, seeing the true damage, you know, of a whole town. 7(gregory) If you can't walk off a site like this and cry, you're a pretty cold hearted person. It's a sad, sad situation. 9 A SAD SITUATION, BUT ONE HEWITT SAYS WILL BE OVERCOME.(Hewitt) We lost a lot of things and they all can be replaced. 4 THE TORNADOS MAY HAVE TOOK DOWN TREES, HOMES, AND BUSINESSES, TAKE DOWN THEIR SPIRITS. (Hewitt) It's a small town too tough to die and the Pilger residents, with the help of all these volunteers are really going to help us prove better than we were before. IN PILGER, MOLLY MILES, KETV NEWSWATCH 7. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAS A NEW HOTLINE SET UP FOR VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS FOR THE PILGER RELIEF EFFORT.. IT'S 402-833-1515 AND IT'S OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 6 P.M. DAILY.

Massive reconstruction effort underway in Pilger

Thousands of dedicated volunteers descend on the town of Pilger to help clean up from the tornado damage last week.